PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halberstram kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dancing Galaxy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Halberstram
vs
Gracie

175 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

171 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Halberstram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halberstram swivels and escapes.
Halberstram scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Halberstram tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halberstram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Halberstram slips the punch.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Halberstram.
Halberstram stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Marcus Halberstram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halberstram with a jab.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Halberstram is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Halberstram lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into rage.
Halberstram cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Halberstram swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Halberstram wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcus Halberstram!